Samsung might have ‘accidentally’ unveiled Galaxy Note 8

Samsung knows the power of leaks and teasers so it seems to be banking on the hype surrounding the Galaxy Note 8. We can’t quite say this was an accident on their part though. On Samsung’s official Exynos Twitter account, Samsung tweeted a promotional image of the Exynos 8895—the chipset found in the Galaxy S8 and S8+. But the image we see in the tweet isn’t either device. It shows another smartphone with an Infinity Display and even smaller bezels than the aforementioned flagships. It seems to match the leaked renders and schematics that have been showing up for the new Note device. It’s notable also that Samsung hasn’t taken it down yet or addressed the image even as the Twitterverse is in a frenzy because of it.

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It’s now easier for Google to find out if an app is asking too much info from you

There are apps on the Play Store that ask way too much information from you. And while Android apps have mostly been developed to entertain and help us with our daily lives, it makes sense they need certain access to certain features—like a camera app needing access to your camera sensor. But sometimes there are other apps that ask too much from its users. For example, what would a coloring book app need with your location and microphone? These can potentially lead to leaking your personal information that you didn’t want others to know. But it’s hard to spot which apps ask too much from its users. However, Google seems to be working on that.

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Android Wear 2.0 finally comes to ASUS ZenWatch 3

ASUS announced that Google Android Wear 2.0 is finally available as an update for the ZenWatch 3 smartwatch. Android Wear 2.0 is the latest version of Google’s smart wearable operating system and offers a variety of new features and enhancements for ZenWatch 3 users.

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Roku announces 15 million active monthly accounts

Roku announced it reached 15 million monthly active accounts as of June 30, 2017 growing 43 per cent over the same period of the prior year. Users streamed nearly 7 billion hours on the Roku platform in the first half of 2017, growing 61 per cent over the same period of the prior year.

“Roku is the #1 TV streaming platform in the United States as measured by total hours streamed,” said Roku Founder and CEO Anthony Wood. “We are growing our active accounts by distributing our proprietary TV OS across a broad range of streaming devices with multiple price points and many new and highly rated Roku TV models from our TV brand partners.”

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